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The Spirit of the Beehive

1973-10-08 Drama 1hr 37m

In 1940, in the immediate aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, a young girl living on the Castilian plain is haunted after attending a screening of James Whale's 1931 film Frankenstein and hearing from her sister that the monster is not dead, instead existing as a spirit inhabiting a nearby barn.

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In 1940, in the immediate aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, a young girl living on the Castilian plain is haunted after attending a screening of James Whale's 1931 film Frankenstein and hearing from her sister that the monster is not dead, instead existing as a spirit inhabiting a nearby barn.

  • Released
    1973-10-08
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 37m
  • Genre
    Drama, Fantasy
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    Español
  • imdb-logo
    7.8
  • Production
    Elías Querejeta PC, Jacel Desposito

Crew

Víctor Erice
Director
Ángel Fernández Santos
Screenplay
Elías Querejeta
Producer
Keywords:
beehive baby-snatching spanish civil war (1936-39)

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A Review by tanty 8

Written by tanty on 2014-10-11

Good movie about children's world and believes with magnificent Fernando Fernán Gómez and really good performance from Ana Torrent. The s... read more

Good movie about children's world and believes with magnificent Fernando Fernán Gómez and really good performance from Ana Torrent. The script is *really* good and depicts pretty well a stage in Spanish countryside life after the civil war. A must to be seen.

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A Review by Andres Gomez

Good movie about children's world and believes with magnificent Fernando Fernán Gómez and really good performance from Ana Torrent. The script is *really* good and depicts pretty well a stage in Spanish countryside life after the civil w...

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A Review by tanty 8

Written by tanty on 2014-10-11

Good movie about children's world and believes with magnificent Fernando Fernán Gómez and really good performance from Ana Torrent. The script is *really* good and depicts pretty well a stage in Sp...

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